[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77729-77736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30540]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2013-0273]


Biweekly Notice: Applications and Amendments to Facility 
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant 
Hazards Considerations

Background

    Pursuant to Section 189a. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is 
publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the 
Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to 
be issued and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make 
immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined 
license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that 
such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, 
notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a 
hearing from any person.
    This biweekly notice includes all notices of amendments issued, or 
proposed to be issued from November 28, 2013 to December 11, 2013. The 
last biweekly notice was published on December 10, 2013 (78 FR 74176).

ADDRESSES: You may submit comment by any of the following methods 
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting 
comments on a specific subject):
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0273. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: [email protected].
     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, 
Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop: 3WFN, 06-44M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    For additional direction on accessing information and submitting 
comments, see ``Accessing Information and

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Submitting Comments'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
document.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Accessing Information and Submitting Comments

A. Accessing Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0273 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may 
access publicly-available information related to this action by the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0273.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may access publicly-available documents online in the NRC 
Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the 
search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-
based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's 
Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by email to [email protected]. Documents may be viewed in 
ADAMS by performing a search on the document date and docket number.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2013-0273 in the subject line of your 
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make 
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove 
identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS.
Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating 
Licenses and Combined Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards 
Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing
    The Commission has made a proposed determination that the following 
amendment requests involve no significant hazards consideration. Under 
the Commission's regulations in Sec.  50.92 of Title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), this means that operation of the facility 
in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a 
significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident 
previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new or 
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or 
(3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. The basis 
for this proposed determination for each amendment request is shown 
below.
    The Commission is seeking public comments on this proposed 
determination. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice will be considered in making any final 
determination.
    Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendment until the 
expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The 
Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60-
day period provided that its final determination is that the amendment 
involves no significant hazards consideration. In addition, the 
Commission may issue the amendment prior to the expiration of the 30-
day comment period should circumstances change during the 30-day 
comment period such that failure to act in a timely way would result, 
for example in derating or shutdown of the facility. Should the 
Commission take action prior to the expiration of either the comment 
period or the notice period, it will publish in the Federal Register a 
notice of issuance. Should the Commission make a final No Significant 
Hazards Consideration Determination, any hearing will take place after 
issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take this action will 
occur very infrequently.
    Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any 
person(s) whose interest may be affected by this action may file a 
request for a hearing and a petition to intervene with respect to 
issuance of the amendment to the subject facility operating license or 
combined license. Requests for a hearing and a petition for leave to 
intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency 
Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR Part 2. Interested 
person(s) should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is 
available at the NRC's PDR, located at One White Flint North, Room O1-
F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. The 
NRC regulations are accessible electronically from the NRC Library on 
the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. If a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is 
filed by the above date, the Commission or a presiding officer 
designated by the Commission or by the Chief Administrative Judge of 
the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, will rule on the request 
and/or petition; and the Secretary or the Chief Administrative Judge of 
the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of a hearing 
or an appropriate order.
    As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene 
shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in 
the proceeding, and how that interest may be affected by the results of 
the proceeding. The petition should specifically explain the reasons 
why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the 
following general requirements: (1) The name, address, and telephone 
number of the requestor or petitioner; (2) the nature of the 
requestor's/petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the 
proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the requestor's/petitioner's 
property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the 
possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the 
proceeding on the requestor's/petitioner's interest. The petition must 
also identify the specific contentions which the requestor/petitioner 
seeks to have litigated at the proceeding.
    Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue 
of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the 
requestor/petitioner shall provide a brief explanation of the bases for 
the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert 
opinion which support the contention and on which the requestor/
petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. 
The requestor/petitioner must also provide references to those specific 
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which the requestor/petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts 
or expert opinion. The petition must include sufficient information to 
show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on a material 
issue of law or fact. Contentions shall be limited to matters within 
the scope of the amendment under consideration. The contention must be 
one which, if proven, would entitle the requestor/petitioner to relief. 
A requestor/petitioner who fails to satisfy these requirements with 
respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate 
as a party.
    Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, 
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, 
and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the 
hearing.
    If a hearing is requested, the Commission will make a final 
determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration. The 
final determination will serve to decide when the hearing is held. If 
the final determination is that the amendment request involves no 
significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the 
amendment and make it immediately effective, notwithstanding the 
request for a hearing. Any hearing held would take place after issuance 
of the amendment. If the final determination is that the amendment 
request involves a significant hazards consideration, then any hearing 
held would take place before the issuance of any amendment.
    All documents filed in the NRC's adjudicatory proceedings, 
including a request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any 
motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the 
submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and 
documents filed by interested governmental entities participating under 
10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing 
rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007). The E-Filing process requires 
participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the 
Internet, or in some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. 
Participants may not submit paper copies of their filings unless they 
seek an exemption in accordance with the procedures described below.
    To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the 
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at 301-415-1677, to request (1) a digital identification (ID) 
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or 
representative) to digitally sign documents and access the E-Submittal 
server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise 
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a request or 
petition for hearing (even in instances in which the participant, or 
its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-issued digital ID 
certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish 
an electronic docket for the hearing in this proceeding if the 
Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
    Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is 
available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/apply-certificates.html. System requirements for accessing 
the E-Submittal server are detailed in the NRC's ``Guidance for 
Electronic Submission,'' which is available on the agency's public Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants 
may attempt to use other software not listed on the Web site, but 
should note that the NRC's E-Filing system does not support unlisted 
software, and the NRC Meta System Help Desk will not be able to offer 
assistance in using unlisted software.
    If a participant is electronically submitting a document to the NRC 
in accordance with the E-Filing rule, the participant must file the 
document using the NRC's online, Web-based submission form. In order to 
serve documents through the Electronic Information Exchange System, 
users will be required to install a Web browser plug-in from the NRC's 
Web site. Further information on the Web-based submission form, 
including the installation of the Web browser plug-in, is available on 
the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
    Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a 
docket has been created, the participant can then submit a request for 
hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in 
Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with the NRC's guidance 
available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the 
documents are submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be 
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system 
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of 
a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends 
the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The 
E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access 
to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any 
others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to 
participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the 
documents on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and 
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for 
and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/petition 
to intervene is filed so that they can obtain access to the document 
via the E-Filing system.
    A person filing electronically using the agency's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC Meta System 
Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's Web site 
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by email to 
[email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-7640. The 
NRC Meta System Help Desk is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., 
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays.
    Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not 
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing 
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper 
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail 
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or 
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth 
Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 
20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants 
filing a document in this manner are responsible for serving the 
document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by 
first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, 
express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the 
document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having 
granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a 
participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer 
subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from 
use of E-Filing no longer exists.

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    Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the 
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at 
http://ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the 
Commission, or the presiding officer. Participants are requested not to 
include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, 
home addresses, or home phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC 
regulation or other law requires submission of such information. 
However, a request to intervene will require including information on 
local residence in order to demonstrate a proximity assertion of 
interest in the proceeding. With respect to copyrighted works, except 
for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings 
and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested 
not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.
    Petitions for leave to intervene must be filed no later than 60 
days from the date of publication of this notice. Requests for hearing, 
petitions for leave to intervene, and motions for leave to file new or 
amended contentions that are filed after the 60-day deadline will not 
be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the 
filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)-(iii).
    For further details with respect to this license amendment 
application, see the application for amendment which is available for 
public inspection at the NRC's PDR, located at One White Flint North, 
Room O1-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 
20852. Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are 
accessible electronically through ADAMS in the NRC Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to 
ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in 
ADAMS, should contact the NRC's PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 
301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected].
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457, 
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will County, Illinois
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. STN 50-454 and STN 50-455, 
Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, Ogle County, Illinois
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket No. 50-461, Clinton Power 
Station, Unit 1, DeWitt County, Illinois
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-249, Dresden 
Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3, Grundy County, Illinois
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374, LaSalle 
County Station, Units 1 and 2, LaSalle County, Illinois
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265, Quad 
Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, Rock Island County, 
Illinois
    Date of amendment request: September 3, 2013.
    Description of amendment request: The proposed amendment would 
modify technical specification requirements to operate ventilation 
systems with charcoal filters for 10 hours, at a frequency specified in 
the Surveillance Frequency Control Program, in accordance with 
Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF)-522, Revision 0, ``Revise 
Ventilation System Surveillance Requirements to Operate for 10 hours 
per Month.'' The model safety evaluation for TSTF-522 was published as 
part of the Federal Register Notice for Availability dated September 
20, 2012 (77 FR 58421).
    Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration 
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has 
provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards 
consideration, which is presented below:

    1. Does the proposed change involve a significant increase in 
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
    Response: No.
    The proposed change replaces an existing Surveillance 
Requirement to operate the [Standby Gas Treatment] SGT, [Control 
Room Ventilation] VC, [Control Room Area Filtration] CRAF, and 
Control Room Emergency Ventilation] CREV Systems equipped with 
electric heaters for a continuous 10-hour period at a frequency 
specified in the [Surveilance Frequency Control Program] SFCP with a 
requirement to operate the systems for 15 continuous minutes with 
heaters operating.
    These systems are not accident initiators and therefore, these 
changes do not involve a significant increase in the probability of 
an accident. The proposed system and filter testing changes are 
consistent with current regulatory guidance for these systems and 
will continue to assure that these systems perform their design 
function which may include mitigating accidents. Thus the change 
does not involve a significant increase in the consequences of an 
accident.
    Therefore, it is concluded that this change does not involve a 
significant increase in the probability or consequences of an 
accident previously evaluated.
    2. Does the proposed change create the possibility of a new or 
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated?
    Response: No.
    The proposed change replaces an existing Surveillance 
Requirement to operate the SGT, VC, CRAF, and CREV Systems equipped 
with electric heaters for a continuous 10-hour period at a frequency 
specified in the SFCP with a requirement to operate the systems for 
15 continuous minutes with heaters operating. The change proposed 
for these ventilation systems does not change any system operations 
or maintenance activities. Testing requirements will be revised and 
will continue to demonstrate that the Limiting Conditions for 
Operation are met and the system components are capable of 
performing their intended safety functions. The change does not 
create new failure modes or mechanisms and no new accident 
precursors are generated.
    Therefore, it is concluded that this change does not create the 
possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident 
previously evaluated.
    3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a 
margin of safety?
    Response: No.
    The proposed change replaces an existing Surveillance 
Requirement to operate the SGT, VC, CRAF, and CREV Systems equipped 
with electric heaters for a continuous 10-hour period at a frequency 
specified in the SFCP with a requirement to operate the systems for 
15 continuous minutes with heaters operating.
    The design basis for the ventilation systems' heaters is to heat 
the incoming air which reduces the relative humidity. The heater 
testing change proposed will continue to demonstrate that the 
heaters are capable of heating the air and will perform their design 
function. The proposed change is consistent with regulatory 
guidance.
    Therefore, it is concluded that this change does not involve a 
significant reduction in a margin of safety. Based on the above, EGC 
concludes that the proposed change presents no significant hazards 
consideration under the standards set forth in 10 CFR 50.92(c), and, 
accordingly, a finding of ``no significant hazards consideration'' 
is justified.

    The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on 
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are 
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the 
requested amendments involve no significant hazards consideration.
    Attorney for licensee: Mr. Bradley Fewell, Associate General 
Counsel, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road, 
Warrenville, IL 60555.
    NRC Branch Chief: Travis L. Tate.
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, Docket No. 50-331, Duane Arnold 
Energy Center, Linn County, Iowa
    Date of amendment request: August 29, 2013.
    Description of amendment request: The proposed license amendment 
would revise the Duane Arnold Energy

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Center Technical Specifications by modifying existing Surveillance 
Requirements regarding the battery terminal and charger voltages and 
amperage provided in SR 3.8.4.1 and SR 3.8.4.6 to account for the new 
60 cell batteries being placed in during the fall 2014 refueling 
outage.
    Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration 
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has 
provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards 
consideration, which is presented below:

    1. Does the proposed change involve a significant increase in 
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
    Response: No.
    The proposed changes modify Surveillance Requirements (SRs) 
regarding the battery terminal and charger voltages and amperage 
provided in SR 3.8.4.1 and SR 3.8.4.6. Accidents are initiated by 
the malfunction of plant equipment, or the catastrophic failure of 
plant structures, systems, or components. The performance of battery 
testing is not a precursor to any accident previously evaluated and 
does not change the manner in which the batteries are operated. The 
proposed testing requirements will not contribute to the failure of 
the batteries nor any plant structure, system, or component. NextEra 
Energy Duane Arnold has determined that the proposed change in 
testing provides an equivalent level of assurance that the batteries 
are capable of performing their intended safety functions. Thus, the 
proposed changes do not affect the probability of an accident 
previously evaluated.
    Verifying battery terminal voltage while on float charge for the 
batteries helps to ensure the effectiveness of the charging system 
and the ability of the batteries to perform their intended function. 
The proposed changes involve the manner in which the subject 
batteries are tested or maintained, and have no effect on the types 
or amounts of radiation released or the predicted offsite doses in 
the event of an accident. The proposed testing requirements are 
sufficient to provide confidence that these batteries are capable of 
performing their intended safety functions.
    Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant 
increase in the probability or consequences of an accident 
previously evaluated.
    2. Does the proposed change create the possibility of a new or 
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated?
    Response: No.
    This TS SR change for the batteries is based upon the 
installation of new DAEC 125 VDC Safety Related Station Batteries 
(1D1 & 1D2). The new 60-cell batteries are at least equivalent to 
the existing 58-cell batteries. The new 60-cell batteries provide an 
acceptable design margin to the existing batteries. Battery circuit 
coordination is not adversely affected by the addition of the new 
batteries with 60-cells. The proposed changes to these TS SRs do not 
introduce any new accident initiators or precursors, or any new 
design assumptions for those components used to mitigate the 
consequences of an accident.
    Therefore, the proposed change does not create the possibility 
of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously 
evaluated.
    3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a 
margin of safety?
    Response: No.
    The replacement of the existing 58-cell batteries with new 60-
cell batteries and the subsequent TS SR changes that verify higher 
minimum terminal voltage on float charge in SR 3.8.4.1 and higher 
125 VDC battery charger voltage with lower amperage in SR 3.4.3.6, 
and, the requirements associated with verifying their design 
functionality will not involve a significant reduction in the margin 
of safety. The new batteries are at least equivalent to the existing 
batteries. The two additional cells in the proposed new batteries 
provide an acceptable design margin. The increase in the number of 
cells from 58 to 60 will result in a small increase in battery 
terminal voltage on float charge. These proposed TS SRs simply 
document the verification of the new minimum voltage and amperage 
values. Accordingly, there is no significant reduction in the margin 
of safety.
    Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant 
reduction in a margin of safety.

    The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on 
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are 
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the 
amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
    Attorney for licensee: Mr. James Petro, P.O. Box 14000, Juno Beach, 
FL 33408-0420.
    NRC Branch Chief: Robert D. Carlson.
Southern California Edison Company (SCE), et al., Docket Nos. 50-361 
and 50-362, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), Units 2 and 
3, San Diego County, California
    Date of amendment request: October 21, 2013.
    Description of amendment request: The amendment would revise 
Sections 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 of the Technical Specifications to reflect 
the permanently shutdown status of SONGS, Units 2 and 3. Specifically, 
the proposed changes reflect new staffing and training requirements for 
operating staff.
    Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration 
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has 
provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards 
consideration, which is presented below:

    1. Do the proposed changes involve a significant increase in the 
probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
    Response: No.
    The proposed changes would allow SCE to replace reliance on 
operators licensed pursuant to 10 CFR Part 55 at SONGS, with 
certified fuel handlers and non-licensed operators, to comport to 
the permanently defueled condition of the station. The proposed 
changes have no effect on plant systems structures and components 
(SSCs) and no effect on the capability of any plant SSC to perform 
its design function. The proposed changes would not increase the 
likelihood of the malfunction of any plant SSC. Revised dose 
calculations were completed to support the changes to the Updated 
Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) Chapter 15 Accident Analysis, 
and the UFSAR was revised to reflect the new analysis. The proposed 
changes would have no adverse effect on any of the previously 
evaluated accidents in the SONGS UFSAR. Reliance on certified fuel 
handlers and non-licensed operators allowed under the exemption will 
not affect the probability of occurrence of any previously analyzed 
accident.
    Therefore, the proposed changes do not involve a significant 
increase in the probability or consequences of an accident 
previously evaluated.
    2. Do the proposed changes create the possibility of a new or 
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated?
    Response: No.
    The proposed changes do not involve a physical alteration of the 
plant. No new or different type of equipment will be installed and 
there are no physical modifications to existing equipment associated 
with the proposed changes. Similarly, the proposed changes would not 
physically change any structures, systems or components involved in 
the mitigation of any accidents. Thus, no new initiators or 
precursors of a new or different kind of accident are created. 
Furthermore, the proposed changes do not create the possibility of a 
new accident as a result of new failure modes associated with any 
equipment or personnel failures. No changes are being made to 
parameters within which the plant is normally operated, or in the 
setpoints which initiate protective or mitigative actions, and no 
new failure modes are being introduced.
    Therefore, the proposed changes do not create the possibility of 
a new or different kind of accident from any previously evaluated.
    3. Do the proposed changes involve a significant reduction in a 
margin of safety?
    Response: No.
    The proposed changes do not alter the design basis or any safety 
limits for the plant. The proposed changes do not impact station 
operation or any plant SSC that is relied upon for accident 
mitigation.
    Therefore, the proposed changes do not involve a significant 
reduction in a margin of safety.

    The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on 
this review, it appears that the three

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standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff 
proposes to determine that the amendment requests involve no 
significant hazards consideration.
    Attorney for licensee: Douglas K. Porter, Esquire, Southern 
California Edison Company, 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 
California 91770.
    NRC Branch Chief: Douglas A. Broaddus.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-
026, Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4, Burke County, 
Georgia
    Date of amendment request: November 4, 2013.
    Description of amendment request: The proposed change would amend 
Combined License Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92 for the Vogtle Electric 
Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4 by departing from the Combined 
License Appendix C information. The changes correct editorial errors 
and promote consistency with the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report 
Tier 2 information.
    Because, this proposed change requires a departure from Tier 1 
information in the Westinghouse Advanced Passive 1000 DCD, the licensee 
also requested an exemption from the requirements of the Generic DCD 
Tier 1 in accordance with 52.63(b)(1).
    Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration 
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has 
provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards 
consideration, which is presented below:

    1. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant increase in 
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
    Response: No
    The proposed editorial and consistency Combined License (COL) 
Appendix C update does not involve a technical change, e.g., there 
is no design parameter or requirement, calculation, analysis, 
function, or qualification change. No structure, system, component 
(SSC) design or function would be affected. No design or safety 
analysis would be affected. The proposed changes do not affect any 
accident initiating event or component failure, thus the 
probabilities of the accidents previously evaluated are not 
affected. No function used to mitigate a radioactive material 
release and no radioactive material release source term is involved, 
thus the radiological releases in the accident analyses are not 
affected.
    Therefore, the proposed amendment does not involve an increase 
in the probability or consequences of an accident previously 
evaluated.
    2. Does the proposed amendment create the possibility of a new 
or different kind of accident from any accident previously 
evaluated?
    Response: No.
    The proposed editorial and consistency COL Appendix C update 
would not affect the design or function of any SSC, but will instead 
provide consistency between the SSC designs and functions currently 
presented in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) and 
the COL Appendix C information. The proposed (non-technical) changes 
would not introduce a new failure mode, fault, or sequence of events 
that could result in a radioactive material release.
    Therefore, the proposed amendment does not create the 
possibility of a new or different kind of accident.
    3. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant reduction 
in a margin of safety?
    Response: No
    The proposed editorial and COL Appendix C update is 
nontechnical, thus would not affect any design parameter, function, 
or analysis. There would be no change to an existing design basis, 
design function, regulatory criterion, or analysis. No safety 
analysis or design basis acceptance limit/criterion is involved.
    Therefore, the proposed amendment does not reduce the margin of 
safety.

    The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on 
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are 
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the 
amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
    Attorney for licensee: Mr. M. Stanford Blanton, Balch & Bingham 
LLP, 1710 Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203-2015.
    NRC Branch Chief: Lawrence J. Burkhart.
Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and 
Combined Licenses
    During the period since publication of the last biweekly notice, 
the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has 
determined for each of these amendments that the application complies 
with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The 
Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the 
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set 
forth in the license amendment.
    A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility 
operating license or combined license, as applicable, proposed no 
significant hazards consideration determination, and opportunity for a 
hearing in connection with these actions, was published in the Federal 
Register as indicated.
    Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that 
these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in 
accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), 
no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be 
prepared for these amendments. If the Commission has prepared an 
environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in 
10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment, 
it is so indicated.
    For further details with respect to the action see (1) the 
applications for amendment, (2) the amendment, and (3) the Commission's 
related letter, Safety Evaluation and/or Environmental Assessment as 
indicated. All of these items are available for public inspection at 
the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 
Room O1-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 
20852. Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are 
accessible electronically through the Agencywide Documents Access and 
Management System (ADAMS) in the NRC Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there 
are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the 
PDR's Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737 or by email to 
[email protected].
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, Docket No. 50-331, Duane Arnold 
Energy Center, Linn County, Iowa
    Date of application for amendment: March 14, 2013.
    Brief description of amendment: The amendment allows the licensee 
to adopt the NRC-approved Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) 
Standard Technical Specifications Change Traveler TSTF-535, ``Revise 
Shutdown Margin Definition to Address Advanced Fuel Designs'' (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML112200436, dated August 8, 2011). The amendment 
modifies the technical specification definition of ``shutdown margin'' 
(SDM) to require calculation of the SDM at a reactor moderator 
temperature of 68 [deg]F or a higher temperature that represents the 
most reactive state throughout the operating cycle. This change 
addressed new boiling-water reactor fuel designs which may be more 
reactive at shutdown temperatures above 68 [deg]F.
    Date of issuance: November 27, 2013.
    Effective Date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented 
within 30 days.
    Amendment No.: 288.

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    Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-49: The amendment 
revised the Technical Specifications.
    Date of initial notice in Federal Register: May 28, 2013 (78 FR 
31983).
    The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained 
in a Safety Evaluation dated November 27, 2013.
    No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
South Carolina Electric and Gas. Docket Nos. 52-027 and 52-028, Virgil 
C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 3 and 4, Fairfield County, South 
Carolina
    Date of amendment request: July 17, 2013.
    Brief description of amendment: The amendment authorizes a 
departure from the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Units 2 and 3 
plant-specific Design Control Document (DCD) material incorporated into 
the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) to revise requirements 
for design spacing of shear studs and the design of structural elements 
in order to address interferences and obstructions other than wall 
openings.
    Date of issuance: November 18, 2013.
    Effective Date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented 
within 30 days of issuance.
    Amendment No.: Unit 2-9, and Unit 3-9.
    Facility Combined Licenses No. NPF-93 and NPF-94: Amendment revised 
the Facility Combined Licenses.
    Date of initial notice in Federal Register: September 3, 2013 (78 
FR 54280).
    The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained 
in a Safety Evaluation dated November 18, 2013.
    No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-
026, Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4, Burke 
County, Georgia
    Date of amendment request:

     February 15, 2013 (Agencywide Documents Access and 
Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML13050A214), and 
supplemented by letters dated May 21, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML13144A125), August 22, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13235A224), and 
September 27, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13275A181).
     March 25, 2013 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13087A403 and 
ML13087A404), and supplemented by letters dated May 21, 2013 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML13144A125), August 22, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML13234A457).
     March 25, 2013 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13087A351 and 
ML13087A352), and supplemented by letters dated May 21, 2013 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML13144A125), August 22, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML13235A173), and September 26, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML13270A057).
     April 5, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13098A727), and 
supplemented by letters dated May 21, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML13144A125), August 22, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13235A175), and 
September 27, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13275A182).
     May 10, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13133A084), and 
supplemented by letters dated August 23, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML13235A226), and September 27, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML13275A181).

    Brief description of amendment: The proposed amendment involves 
changes to the five Human Factors Engineering (HFE) Reports (prepared 
by Westinghouse and the NRC reviewed these reports as part of the 
AP1000 design certification rule) that are incorporated by reference in 
the VEGP UFSAR. These are:

     HFE Integrated System Validation (APP-OCS-GEH-320) (LAR 
13-001)
     HFE Design Verification Plan (APP-OCS-GEH-120) (LAR 13-
010)
     HFE Task Support Verification Plan (APP-OCS-GEH-220) 
(LAR 13-011)
     Human Engineering Discrepancy Resolution Process (APP-
OCS-GEH-420) (LAR 13-012)
     Plant Startup HFE Design Verification Plan (APP-OCS-
GEH-520) (LAR 13-013)

    Date of issuance: December 6, 2013.
    Effective Date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented 
within 30 days of issuance.
    Amendment No.: Unit 3--15, and Unit 4--15.
    Facility Combined Licenses No. NPF-91 and NPF-92: Amendment revised 
the Facility Combined Licenses.
    Date of initial notice in Federal Register: March 19, 2013 (78 FR 
16885 for LAR 13-001), May 14, 2013 (78 FR 28254 for LAR 13-010, 78 FR 
28255 for LAR 13-011, and 78 FR 28256 for LAR 13-012), and June 25, 
2013 (78 FR 38084 for LAR 13-013).
    The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained 
in a Safety Evaluation dated December 6, 2013.
    No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, Docket No. 50-482, Wolf Creek 
Generating Station, Coffey County, Kansas
    Date of amendment request: September 19, 2012, as supplemented by 
letter dated July 15, 2013.
    Brief description of amendment: The amendment revised the voltage 
limit for the emergency diesel generator full load rejection test 
specified by Technical Specification 3.8.1, ``AC [Alternating Current] 
Sources--Operating,'' Surveillance Requirement 3.8.1.10.
    Date of issuance: December 2, 2013.
    Effective Date: As of its date of issuance and shall be implemented 
within 90 days of the date of issuance.
    Amendment No.: 206.
    Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-42: The amendment 
revised the Operating License and Technical Specifications.
    Date of initial notice in Federal Register: October 30, 2012 (77 FR 
65726). The supplemental letter dated July 15, 2013, provided 
additional information that clarified the application, did not expand 
the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change 
the staff's original proposed no significant hazards consideration 
determination as published in the Federal Register.
    The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained 
in a Safety Evaluation dated December 2, 2013.
    No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, Docket No. 50-482, Wolf Creek 
Generating Station, Coffey County, Kansas
    Date of amendment request: November 21, 2012, as supplemented by 
letters dated February 25, and May 28, 2013.
    Brief description of amendment: The amendment revised Technical 
Specification (TS) 3.4.12, ``Low Temperature Overpressure Protection 
(LTOP) System,'' to reflect the mass input transient analysis that 
assumes an emergency core cooling system centrifugal charging pump and 
the normal charging pump capable of injecting into the reactor coolant 
system during the TS 3.4.12 Applicability.
    Date of issuance: December 6, 2013.
    Effective Date: As of its date of issuance and shall be implemented 
within 90 days of the date of issuance.
    Amendment No.: 207.
    Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-42: The amendment 
revised the Operating License and Technical Specifications.
    Date of initial notice in Federal Register: February 5, 2013 (78 FR 
8200). The supplemental letters dated February 25, and May 28, 2013, 
provided additional information that clarified the application, did not 
expand the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not 
change the staff's original proposed no significant hazards 
consideration determination as published in the Federal Register.
    The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained 
in a

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Safety Evaluation dated December 6, 2013.

    No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of December, 2013.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michele G. Evans,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
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